University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation & Leisure Studies:

Health and Physical Education K-12 -
Teaching Field Endorsement -
Bachelor of Arts in Education

General Studies = 47

General Studies required by Teacher Education:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing - 3 hours

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Intro Latin America - 3 hours

Take one from the following:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective,

Geographical Perspective or

Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

General Studies required by endorsement:

CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours

PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Endorsement = 58

Minimum total hours required coursework = 135

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BAE in Health and Physical Education K-12 - Teaching Field Endorsement = 135

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Health and Physical Education - Teaching Field Endorsement Requirements

Take 4 hours from:

PE 110GS, Basic Sports - 1 hour

(Take 4 sections of tumbling or gymnastics, tennis or badminton, country or folk or ballroom dance, soccer, track, swimming, and basic sport elective to total 4 hours)

Take 2 hours from:

PE 471, Field Experience in Elementary School Physical Education - 2 hours

PE 472, Field Experience in Elementary School Physical Education - 2 hours

Take all of the following:

PE 100, Principles of Physical Education - 2 hours

PE 220, Teaching Aerobic and Anaerobic Activities - 1 hour

PE 221, Teaching Sport and Leisure Activities - 2 hours

PE 240, Non-Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours

PE 241, Rhythmic Activities for Elementary Schools - 2 hours

PE 261, Community First Aid and Safety Instructor - 2 hours

PE 324, Curriculum and Administration of Physical Education - 3 hours

PE 325, Motor Learning and Development - 3 hours

PE 360, Human Anatomy and Kinesiology - 4 hours

PE 369, Remedial and Adaptive Physical Education - 3 hours

PE 420, Methods in Health and Physical Education - 3 hours

PE 441, Elementary School Physical Education - 3 hours

PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours

PE 463, Elementary School Health - 3 hours

PE 464, Secondary School Health - 3 hours

BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq: At least one science course after high school biology)

FCSC 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours

FCSC 340, Family Life Education - 3 hours

C&SP 417, Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals - 3 hours